Equally the Quran says that: ‘If anyone saves a life, it is as if he saves the lives of all humankind’. Thus many Muslims understand from this verse that donating one’s organs is a blessed act. In 1995, the Muslim Law (Sharia) Council UK issued a fatwa, religious edict, saying organ donation is permitted.
Are Organ Transplants Allowed in Islam
1995 – Fatwa of The Muslim Law (Shariah) Council. The basic position of this fatwa was that organ transplantation is permissible, and brain-stem death is a proper definition of death.